Chad is Blocking Social Media and Messaging Apps Again

Chad is Blocking Social Media and Messaging Apps Again

Paris, April 5, 2018: Internet Without Borders is alarmed by the current shutdown of social media platforms and messaging services including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Viber and important news website such as BBC, in Chad.

Since March 28, 2018, reports received by Internet Without Borders from users in the country strongly suggest that the second Internet shutdown since the beginning of the year is happening. Network tests using censorship measurement app OONI confirmed today that access to certain platforms and websites was intentionally blocked.